The Second Face of Evil

[JPetherick]

[ooc]Presuming that Worrell is in position indicated.[/ooc]

Worrell sheathes his sword and fires an arrow at the grimlock behind the chieftain, hoping to get his arrow past Prost.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Move Equivalent - sheathe sword Standard - fire arrow (target not in melee) Attack - [dice]0[/dice] Damage - [dice]1[/dice]

 

[patransom]

[ooc]I have updated the validation above to reflect what Cyrius really intended to do. The change doesn't affect anyone else's position, except Prost, who is no longer toe to toe with the grimlock boss and didn't take any damage as a result.[/ooc]

[tdsprouse]

Tex pulls a handful of arrows from Worrel (10), and fires one down the hallway.

atk, bless, and pbs
0

dmg, pbs
1

[smeltdm]

Prost's heart skips up beat as the grimlock chief rushes down the winding hall. Prost fires off a shot at the grimlock chief and retreats down the hall to "B".
MW light crossbow atk: [dice]0[/dice]
MW light crossbow dmg: [dice]1[/dice]

[kabkal]

Lola still waits in the darkness.

[Duniagdra]

Marcus continues waiting with Lola in the dark for their companions to regroup. His crossbow loaded and ready for a clear shot, or any shot.

[patransom]

Round 9 Continues

Tex pulls a handful of arrows from Worrel (10). Then he grabs another and fires it down the hallway, piercing the grimlock chief [9 hp damage]

Prost fires off a shot that misses the grimlock chief. The he retreats down the hall.

Worrell sheathes his sword and fires an arrow at the grimlock behind the chieftain, missing badly.

Round 10 Begins

Lola and Marcus keep waiting in the dark.

Cyrius makes a defensive thrust at the chief that connects and discharges the mind blade's psychic energy [crit not confirmed, but 13 hp damage anyway]

The grimlock chieftan growls unintelligibly at Cyrius, perhaps because of the stabbing or perhaps because the man has prevented him from getting a taste of delicious halfling. He swings his axe, but Cyrius just manages to dodge.

The remaining grimlocks wait in the tunnel behind their leader.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I hope it's clear what I've done with the tunnel west of square "A." It doesn't actually wind around like that; just limitations of my mapping program. When/if you get into the chamber, you'll see more of the purple dashed contour lines on the map. These represent steep slopes. Ascending these slopes (e.g., crossing from 1409 to 1509) requires 4 squares of movement, plus one hand free and a DC5 climb check.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.6 min left Round 10 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 11 arrows left, 5 hp damage Evan Prost: loaded crossbow readied, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 162.1 min, uninjured Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L, 96 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 11 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 14 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - 30 hp damage --------> Validation

[Duniagdra]

[talk]Let's get into more open spaces and leave them in the bottleneck.[/talk] Marcus anxiously awaits his companions to lure the grimlocks into the open so he can better participate in the confrontation.

[kabkal]

Lola waits with crossbow ready.

[CGM3]

Cyrius will back up to E, maintaining a defensive fighting stance (AC 23) and ready to stab at any grimlock who comes into range.

Provisional To-Hit: 1d20+6 [includes +1 for bless, -4 for defensive stance]
[dice]0[/dice]
Provisional Damage: 1d6+3
[dice]1[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

Tex pulls another arrow from Worrel's conveniently stocked quiver, and fires it at the cheiftan.

Then follows Prost down the hallway 20'.

atk, w/ pbs and bless
0

dmg, w/ pbs
1

[smeltdm]

[ooc]double move[/ooc]
Prost retreats to 712...

[JPetherick]

Worrell fires at the grimlock chieftain againg, hoping to finish this enemy. He then joins the retreat, moving 20 feet back with his companions.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Attack (assuming Chieftain not in melee)- [dice]0[/dice]

 

[patransom]

Round 10 Continues

Tex pulls another arrow from Worrel's conveniently stocked quiver, and fires it at the chieftain. After missing, he retreats down the hallway.

Prost retreats down the hallway as well.

Worrell fires at the grimlock chieftain again. His hopes of finishing this enemy are not realized, since he misses. He then joins the retreat, moving 20 feet back with his companions.

Round 11 Begins

“Let's get into more open spaces and leave them in the bottleneck,” Marcus exhorts, anxiously awaiting his companions to lure the grimlocks into the open so he can better participate in the confrontation.

Lola waits with crossbow readied.

Cyrius stabs defensively again at the chief, but misses this time. Then he steps back in a tactical retreat.

Foaming at the mouth, the grimlock chieftan steps up to follow Cyrius. The grimlock slashes Cyrius painfully with his axe, in spite of the latter's defensive efforts [14 hp damage]

The remaining grimlocks continue to crowd their way down the tunnel behind their leader.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I hope it's clear what I've done with the tunnel west of square "A." It doesn't actually wind around like that; just limitations of my mapping program. When/if you get into the chamber, you'll see more of the purple dashed contour lines on the map. These represent steep slopes. Ascending these slopes (e.g., crossing from 1409 to 1509) requires 4 squares of movement, plus one hand free and a DC5 climb check.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.5 min left Round 11 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 11 arrows left, 5 hp damage Evan Prost: loaded crossbow readied, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 162.0 min, uninjured Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L, 94 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 12 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 28 hp damage Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - 30 hp damage --------> Validation

[CGM3]

Cyrius is going to total defense (standard action, +4 to AC for a total of 25, no attack) and moving as far back as he can (up to 30 ft).

[tdsprouse]

Tex holds for the Chieftan to come into view, then draws an arrow from Worrel's abundant quiver, and lets it fly down the hallway.


atk, PBS & bless
0

dmg, PBS
1

[smeltdm]

Prost will hold his action hoping to catch the Grimlock Chieftan out of melee, as he comes down the passage. Prost will drop his cross bow, draw (quickdraw) his MW Halfling Sling Staff, loads it, will let a bullet fly as soon as he sees an enemy combatant come into sight...

Attack on ChieftanShow

Without firing into melee penalty, if not possible please add penalty to roll...
Sling atk: [dice]0[/dice]
Sling dmg: [dice]1[/dice]

[Duniagdra]

[ooc]I don't have access to my sheet right now, but I think Marcus has burning hands? He will make it a readied action if possible once retreating to w wider section of the passage. His plan is to wait for his company to be clear and burn the grimlocks in the passage. Though with his bloodline it will be a shocking experience instead of a warm greeting.[/ooc]

[JPetherick]

Worrell continues to retreat, moving 20 feet back with his companions. Once there, he sets himself and prepares to fire at the grimlock chieftain if he has a clear shot.

AttackShow

Attack - [dice]0[/dice]
Damage - [dice]1[/dice]

[kabkal]

Lola continues to wait with weapon at the ready.

[patransom]

Round 11 Continues

With the Chieftain easily in view, Tex draws an arrow from Worrel's abundant quiver, and lets it fly down the hallway. He misses.

Prost drops his crossbow, quickdraws his sling staff, then holds his action hoping to catch the Grimlock Chieftain out of melee...

Worrell continues to retreat, moving back with his companions. Once there, he sets himself and fires at the grimlock chieftain, but misses.

Round 12 Begins

Marcus makes a plan for when the party gets to more open spaces...

Lola continues to wait with crossbow readied.

Cyrius goes into total defense and backs up as far as he can. The chieftain takes this opportunity to swipe at Cyrius, dealing him a murderous blow [AoO hit for 17 hp damage!]

As Cyrius escapes, Prost sees his opportunity and flings a bullet at the Chieftain. The bullet plunks the grimlock right in the head [3 hp damage]

Further incensed by the welt on his forehead, the grimlock chieftan charges down the hall after Cyrius. Thanks to his defensive stance, Cyrius just manages to avoid another ferocious blow.

The remaining grimlocks continue to crowd their way down the tunnel behind their leader.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I hope it's clear what I've done with the tunnel west of square "A." It doesn't actually wind around like that; just limitations of my mapping program. When/if you get into the chamber, you'll see more of the purple dashed contour lines on the map. These represent steep slopes. Ascending these slopes (e.g., crossing from 1409 to 1509) requires 4 squares of movement, plus one hand free and a DC5 climb check.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.4 min left Round 12 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 11 arrows left, 5 hp damage Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L, 92 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 13 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 45 hp damage Evan Prost: slingstaff readied, 23 regular bullets left, loaded crossbow dropped at 0712, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 161.9 min, uninjured Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - 33 hp damage --------> Validation

[patransom]

[ooc]Since your two front liners are now down to 7 hp each, I thought I'd give you a handy reminder of what healing resources you have left. According to my DM sheet, Prost has 2 potions of CLW and Lola has the following:

• 2 potions of CLW
• A wand of CLW with 34 charges left
• 1 2nd level spell
• 2 1st level spells and a 1st level pearl of power

[/ooc]

[CGM3]

Cyrius again moves back as far as he can (up to 30 ft), still fully defensive, suggesting, [talk]Perhaps we should consider running back to the last chamber? I can't take another hit like that![/talk]

[kabkal]

Lola will put her crossbow away and pull out the cure wand and will then zap Cyrius and Worrell every other round for 3 hits each (unless one is healed prior to that).

Cyruis Round 1: [dice]0[/dice]
Worell Round 2: [dice]1[/dice]
Cyruis Round 3: [dice]2[/dice]
Worell Round 4: [dice]3[/dice]
Cyruis Round 5: [dice]4[/dice]
Worell Round 6: [dice]5[/dice]

Will move as needed to keep out of combat, while trying to keep the 6 rounds going.

[JPetherick]

Worrell will also move back, passing by Lola in order to be healed.

[smeltdm]

Prost retreats to 0414, retrieving a sunrod along the way he lights it to light the way for the others.

[tdsprouse]

Tex moves back behind Worrel, Draws an arrow and launches at the Cheiftan.

atk, w pbs and bless
0

dmg, pbs
1

[patransom]

Round 12 Continues

Tex moves back behind Worrel, draws an arrow, and launches at the Chieftain. He misses.

Worrell also moves back, realizing as he passes by Lola that she won't be ready to heal until next round.

Round 13 Begins

Marcus continues to wait.

Lola puts her crossbow away and pulls out the cure wand.

Cyrius withdraws as far as he can without leaving any of his allies exposed. He suggests, “Perhaps we should consider running back to the last chamber? I can't take another hit like that!”

Prost retreats, then retrieves and lights a sunrod [a sunrod is not a weapon and cannot be drawn for free during a move action; therefore, I moved you as far back as you could while still retrieving a stowed item]

Again, the grimlock chieftan charges down the hall after Cyrius. With a ferocious blow, he makes Cyrius' prediction come true [17 hp damage]. Cyrius falls down, bleeding [Cyrius needs a DC20 CON check to stabilize if he receives no healing before his turn next round]

The remaining grimlocks continue to crowd their way down the tunnel behind their leader.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I've created a new map that's clearer about the corridor and should hint that you're getting close to retreating to the ledge.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Bless on all party members: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects, 3.3 min left Round 13 Continues Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 10 arrows left, 5 hp damage Worrel: longbow readied, shield dropped at L on old map, 92 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 44 hp damage Round 14 Begins Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 19 bolts left, uninjured Lola: wand of CLW readied, 34 charges left, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, 3 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, sunrod tucked in belt, 14 bolts left, 62 hp damage, unconscious and bleeding, needs a DC20 CON check to stabilize Evan Prost: slingstaff and sunrod readied, 23 regular bullets left, loaded crossbow dropped at 2215 on new map, ZERO (0) bolts left, darkvision 161.8 min, uninjured Grimlock 1 - DEAD Grimlock 2 - 3 hp damage Grimlock 3 - uninjured Grimlock 4 - DEAD Grimlock 5 - uninjured Grimlock 6 - DEAD Grimlock 7 - uninjured Grimlock 8 - uninjured Grimlock Chieftan - 33 hp damage --------> Validation

[CGM3]

Ouch!

Con Check to Stabilize: 1d20+2 vs DC 20
[dice]0[/dice]

[Duniagdra]

To allow room for his team to withdraw, Marcus double moves further back.